English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 18th January 1947
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 32 | 37 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 1.46 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 31 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 31 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 1.34 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Derby County | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 48 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 45 | 23 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 50 | 22 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 21 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 21 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Brentford | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 20 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 19 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 18 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 57 | 16 | 0.63 |



